Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $1,727 per week at St Josephs Westgate Medical Center
Glendale, AZ 85318
About the Job
- Required Certifications: BLS & ACLS
Certification Details
- A facility in Arizona is looking for experienced ICU nurses for a travel contract. The right candidate will have 2 years of ICU experience, and hold an active BLS, ACLS and Arizona license.
Job Details
- 2 years of ICU experience
- Active BLS, ACLS
- Arizona license
- Positive attitude with very strong teamwork
- No pass culture
- Must be proficient with vasoactive drips
- Must be independent
- Must have strong general Medical & Surgical ICU experience
Job Requirements
- 12 hr shifts: 7a-7p; 7p-7a
- Weekend Requirement: 4 weekend shifts for 4 week schedule
- Holidays: 2 out of 3 major holidays
Schedule Information
- Unit: ICU/MOSU (Multi-Operational Service Unit)
- # beds: 5 Beds
- Ratios: 1 to 2 if ICU patients; 1 to 3 if MedSurg patients
- EMR: Cerner
- Charge Nurse: Yes
- Nurse Aides: 1 tech per shift (shared with MedSurg unit)
- Scrub Color: Navy
- Tele: Phillips - RNs are required to interpret EKGs
- Vents: Yes
- Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: Hospitalist during the day
- IV Team: SWAT RN for rapid response, PICC lines
- RT 24/7: Yes
- Pharmacy 24/7: Pharmacy open 6a-5pm
- Floating: Float to MedSurg or possibly to MICU @ SJHMC
- Floor specific orientation: 2 shifts
- Common diagnosis / Types of patients: Vasoactive drips, vent weaning per protocol, some CHF (unstable), Sepsis, Neuro - Seizure (non-complex/non-status), Cardiac - NSTEMI (case by case), Atrial Fib, Hemodynamic monitoring (Swan possibly to transfer), Pulmonary - pneumonia (criteria for ARDS for transfer to SJHMC), pleural effusions, simple pneumothorax, PE (TPA case by case), Endocrine - DKA, acute tubular necrosis, pyelonephritis (can have HD on MOSU), acute kidney infection, OD (case by case)
- Types of procedures performed by Critical Care: Bronchs, CL insertion (including Cordis), intubations, thoracentesis, paracentesis, pericardiocentesis, femoral art line insertions (radial by RT), CT - pigtail & large bore, LP, Hemodialysis Cath (temporary/venous only)
- Diagnosis/Types of patients that will be transferred to SJHMC: If a patient becomes too critical they would be transferred to SJHMC: Neuro - CVA, Seizure (status/uncontrolled), meningitis, GBS, Cardiac - STEMI, possible NSTEMI, endocarditis, pericarditis, cardiogenic shock, Cardiac arrest - All cases, Pulmonary - difficult airway, ARDS (criteria based), PE, GI - all cases, OD (case by case), Renal - CRRT, Hemodynamics - if pt on 2 pressors, going on 3rd (case by case)
Unit Specific Information
- ACLS, BLS; Medical Solutions Pre-Screens
- Basic Dysrhythmia Exam Required PRIOR to sending the contract
- PASS FAIL DAY 1 SIMs Lab for Foley catheter insertion & central line dressing changes
- Must be able and willing to work the M/S Tele patients as well
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